No-Knead Turkish Pide Bread

Steps to make No-Knead Turkish Pide Bread

1. 1

   Combine dry ingredients

   1min
   

   In a large mixing bowl, combine 2 cups bread flour, 2 teaspoons sugar, and 1 teaspoon salt.

2. 2

   Add yeast

   1min
   

   Make a small well in the center of the flour mixture and add in 2 ¼ teaspoons instant dried yeast.

4. 3

   Add water

   2min
   

   Add ¾ cup plus 4 teaspoons water into the well and mix everything together with your hands. The dough will be very shaggy and fairly hard to handle.

5. 4

   1st rise

   1h
   

   Cover the mixing bowl with plastic wrap and leave the dough to prove for about 1 hour or until doubled in size.

6. 5

   Shape dough

   2min
   

   Generously flour a work surface and pour the proven dough out onto it. Shape the dough into a ball and flatten it to roughly 1 inch thick.

7. 6

   2nd rise

   45min
   

   Transfer the dough to an olive oil-greased baking sheet. Cover the dough with a clean kitchen towel and leave to prove for another 45 minutes

8. 7

   Preheat oven

   Preheat the oven to 480 °F / 250 °C

9. 8

   Shape bread

   2min
   

   Using your fingertips, dent the top of the dough by first drawing a rough inner circle about 1 inch from the edge of the bread. Then, dent the center of the inner circle with crisscrossed diagonal lines about 1 inch apart. Use a pastry brush to cover the top of the bread with 1 tablespoon olive oil. Sprinkle with sesame seeds and gently press the seeds in.

10. 9

    Bake

    13min
    

    Bake the bread for 8 minutes at 480 °F, then turn the oven temperature down to 400 °F / 200 °C and bake for another 5 minutes or until golden brown.

11. 10

    Serve
    

    Let cool slightly, and serve warm or at room temperature.